The October 24, 2017 issue of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on evaluation of tis newsletter,pesticides and glyphosate in honey, organic honey Issues, conserving digital resources, pollination and native Bees. It’s my birthday. Hard to believe that I have been on this earth for 75 years! And that I […]
Dystopian Events; Podcasts(Kiwimana) Bad Beekeeping; Research Funding; Bee Nutrition
A lot has happened since the last issue of this newsletter, much of it I’m characterizing as dystopian. The biggest current event was Irma, one of the most powerful and widespread hurricanes to be measured in the Atlantic basin. Fortunately, this part of the state was spared the worst of the winds, once the track moved inland, […]
Solar Eclipse; Pesticides in Europe; Glyphosphate; Mite-A-Thon
The August 24, 2017 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. Topics include: National Honey Bee Day; Solar Eclipse; Pesticide Application in Europe; Glyphosphate Issues; Bee Culture’s Writers Conference; Western Apicultural Society Meeting; New Jersy Beekeeping Legislation; RNAi Research; Pollination Partnership Mite-A-Thon; Bee Loss Comparisons. See full post here and/or check out […]
Cuba Trip; Pollination Economics; Neonicotinoids; Sharing Economy
The July 24, 2017 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. Topics include: Cuba Trip in November; Economics of Almond Pollination; Pollination: Forgotten Agricultural Input; Neoncotinoid Study; News From the Western Apicultural Society (WAS); Honey Bee Lab Diagnosis; The Sharing Economy (Scribd.com); Apimondia in Istanbul, October 2017. See full post here and/or check […]
Pollinator Week; Cuba Trip; Bee Losses; Pollen Identification; New Book
The June 21, 2017 issue of the Apis Information Resource News is now available. It contains information on pollinator week, possible Cuba trip, preliminary losses reported by the Bee Informed Partnership, a pollen identification atlas and information on a new book available: Beekeeping Without Borders among other topics: It’s pollinator week and there’s a lot […]
Honey Market and Quality Concerns: Varroa Control and Beekeeper Behavior
The May 24, 2017 issue of the Apis Information Resource News is now available. It contains information on the international honey market, which is characterized as reaching a point of inflection with respect to prices, testing and quality: Most concerning in terms of “quality demands” are ultra filtration and resin technology. The first has been […]
Honey Bee Microbiome; Wannabe Beekeepers; Bee Audacious Event; Native Plants
The April 29, 2017 edition of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on the honey bee microbiome, a discussion of wannabe beekeepers and the Bee Audacious event, and advice on sowing native versus non-native plants, among other topics. There’s more information coming out on the honey bee’s microbiota or microbiome: […]
What’s in a Name; Bias Training; History of the ABRC; Future of the World Wide Web
The March 2017 issue of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It contains information on the importance of names and issues surrounding bias based training, history of the ABRC, and remarks about the future of the World Wide Web. An alert reader sent me a report that Argentine ants are now in Chattanooga, […]
Bee Informed Partnership Loss Survey, Fate of the White House Pollinator Initiative
The February edition of the Apis Information Resource News is now available: It contains a discussion of the Bee Informed Partnership loss survey to begin in April and the fate of the White House Pollinator Initiative with reference to the new presidential administration. The Bee Informed Partnership is going to conduct its yearly loss survey […]
Nicaragua Bee Project, More on Manuka Honey, Imidacloprid Update
The January 27, 2017 issue of the Apis Information Resource News has been published. It includes information on the Nicaragua Bee Project, more on Manuka honey and the current status of imidacloprid regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. I am writing this as my experience with the Nicaragua Bee Project winds down. It’s been a […]